What should be his first order of business once President-elect Obama takes office?

Cutting taxes/economic recovery.
Promoting peace in Israel/Gaza.
Ending the war in Iraq.
Creating jobs/dealing with unemployment.
Addressing climate change/environmental issues.

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palpable clear to the mind; obvious; evident; plain.

Pandemonium the capital of Hell in Milton’s Paradise Lost.

paroxysm a sudden outburst as of laughter, rage, or sneezing; fit; spasm.

pedantry ostentatious display of knowledge, or an instance of this; an arbitrary adherence to rules and forms.

perambulations walks, strolls, etc.

pertinacity the quality or condition of being pertinacious; stubborn persistence; obstinacy.

physiognomy facial features and expression, esp. as supposedly indicative of character; the face; apparent characteristics; outward features or appearance.

pinnacle a pointed formation, as at the top of a mountain; peak.

pole the North Pole.

preceptors teachers.

precipices a vertical, almost vertical, or overhanging rock faces; steep cliffs.

precipitous steep like a precipice; sheer; having precipices.

predilection a preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for).


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